The DoD requires increased performance and increased density solid propellants for use on boost, strategic and tactical missile systems. Current ingredients are incapable of imparting the desired performance and insensitivity. New oxidizers are needed to increase the energy and density of formulated solid propellant mixtures while meeting other required attributes (hazard classification, lifetime, cost, performance, etc) defined by the DoD/NASA/US Industrys Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) Program Phase III goals and beyond. The objective of this program is to prepare new nitro-substituted heterocyclic oxidizers using a novel synthesis approach.
Benefit: The development of advanced oxidizers would provide the basis for advanced future generations of rocket propellants for missile defense systems, as well as tactical and strategic missiles. Commercial applications would include satellite technologies.
Keywords: Chemical Synthesis, Rocket Propellants, Nitro Groups
